...SAY IT AIN'T SO... by Murray Head
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*from 'Say It Ain't So' (1975)*


Intro:

D  Am, Em  C  G

Verse 1:

D                             Am
 Say it ain't so Joe, please, say it ain't so.
Em                                          C              G
 That's not what I wanna hear Joe, ain't I, got a right to know?
D                             Am
 Say it ain't so Joe, please, say it ain't so.
Em                                            C                G
 I'm sure they're telling us lies Joe; please tell us it ain't so.

Verse 2:

     D
They told us that our hero has played his trump card;
   Am
He doesn't know how to go on.
      Em
We're clinging to his charm and determined smile,
        C                  G
But the good ol' days have gone.

Interlude:

D  Am, Em  C  G

Verse 3:

    D
The image and the Empire may be falling apart;
                     Am
The money has gotten scarce,
Em
 One man's word held the country together,
        C                G
But the truth is getting fierce.
D                             Am
 Say it ain't so Joe, please, say it ain't so.
Em                                           C           G
 We pinned our hopes on you Joe and they're, ruining our show.

Interlude:

D  Am, Em  C  G

Break:

Bm7  F#m               Em                     A
 Ooh babies, don't you think; we're gonna get burned?
Bm7  F#m               Em                     Am
 Ooh babies, don't you think; we're gonna get burned?
                C                       Am
We're gonna get turned, we're gonna get learned,
                     C
Yes, we're gonna get turned.

C                Am                      C
 We're gonna get burned, we're gonna get learned,
                     Am
Yes, we're gonna get burned.
                C                       Am
We're gonna get burned, we're gonna get learned,
                     C                       Am
Yes, we're gonna get turned, we're gonna get burned.

*KEY CHANGE*
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Verse 4:

E                             Bm
 Say it ain't so Joe, please, say it ain't so.
F#m                                         D              A
 That's not what I wanna hear Joe, ain't I, got a right to know?
E                             Bm
 Say it ain't so Joe, please, say it ain't so.
F#m                                           D                A
 I'm sure they're telling us lies Joe; please tell us it ain't so.

Verse 5:

     E
They told us that our hero has played his trump card;
   Bm
He doesn't know how to go on.
      F#m
We're clinging to his charm and determined smile,
        D                  A
But the good ol' days have gone.
E                             Bm
 Say it ain't so Joe, please, say it ain't so.
F#m                                          D           A
 We pinned our hopes on you Joe and they're, ruining our show.

Verse 6:

    E
The image and the Empire may be falling apart;
                     Bm
The money has gotten scarce,
F#m
 One man's word held the country together,
        D                A
But the truth is getting fierce.
E                             Bm
 Say it ain't so Joe, please, say it ain't so.
F#m                                          D           A
 We pinned our hopes on you Joe and they're, ruining our show.

Outro:

E  Bm, F#m  D  A

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   D       Am      Em      C       G

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx0232  x02210  022000  x32010  320003

   Bm7     F#m     A       E       Bm

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x24232  244222  x02220  022100  x24432


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)